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President Museveni passes out UPDF Tank crews

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The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-In-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), His Excellency Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has passed out UPDF troops who successfully completed Armoured Basic Crew Course at Armoured Warfare Training School (AWTS) in Mubende District.

The President expressed satisfaction with the skills displayed by the trainees on target identification, acquisition and destruction. He thanked the instructors for a job well done and said that the remarkable performance by the trainees is a demonstration of their ability to efficiently exploit the acquired knowledge.

“Putting to use the acquired knowledge will help us better the UPDF institution,” said the President.

He commended the Russian Government for exhibiting a spirit of friendship to the Ugandan Government that has enabled the UPDF to receive both equipment and training support.

The President also hailed the UPDF leadership for preserving the environment at the training school and said there are plans to better accommodation facilities in all military barracks.

President Museveni implored civilians to stop encroaching on UPDF land, saying the act puts the Force in a compromising state.

The Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi noted improvement in UPDF training and promised to maintain it.

He said: “We have been able to cope with the ever changing training requirements. This has made UPDF better than before.”

Gen Muhoozi urged the graduands to maintain their loyalty to the country and the UPDF, observe discipline, and ensure a healthy living so that they can effectively execute their constitutional duties.

Brig Deus Sande, the Commandant of AWTS, lauded the instructors, especially the Russian experts, for being committed and reliable to the cause of transforming the UPDF.

The one-year course was on T-90, T-72 and T-55 tanks. The trainees also acquired skills on application of Infantry Fighting Vehicles, both tracked and wheeled.

According to the Chief Instructor Col Jackson Kajuba, the course aimed at building capacity of tank operators to reinforce armoured formations in the UPDF.

The function ended with the award of gifts to the best students in various disciplines.

The graduation was attended by, among others, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties Lt Gen Proscovia Nalweyiso, Member of Parliament for Kasanda North Hon Simeo Nsubuga, Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Wilson Mbadi, UPDF Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Peter Elwelu, Commander Air Forces Lt Gen Charles Lutaya, Commander Special Forces Command Maj Gen James Birungi, Chief of Staff Land Forces Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda, and the Chief of Training and Recruitment Brig James Kinalwa.

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Why FDC Kizza Besigye’s play book is wrong on ICC

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Amb. Mayega

By Amb. Henry Mayega

Like others before it, Kizza Besigye’s play book of invoking ICC’s involvement in Uganda’s political matters is dead wrong.

The loser in four of the last consecutive presidential elections hired musketeer, Erias Lukwago of the shadow-way and fool-hardy “peoples’ government,” to address the press where the later told journalists of how they were “dragging President Yoweri Museveni and cohorts (including Generals Elly Tumwine, Peter Elwelu and Don Nabasa) to the ICC over what they called “crimes against humanity.” And they want two million signatures of Ugandans to support their indolent petition.

While Uganda’s democratic political space has burgeoned to unprecedented levels, a plus to the Museveni’s ablest hands, vitalizing industry and magnanimity that helped to repudiate extra judicial killings as well as the insecurities of Idi Amin and others, some with pygmatic political stature, the duo of Kiiza Besigye and Erias Lukwago included, are still failing to lay aside: party bias, small prejudices and their hearts and hands are not in tandem with the rhythm of the Ugandan voter.

The duo’s latest outrageous convulsions over ICC come in the wake of cut-throat competition between all sorts of debased scoundrels for the opposition’s soul pulling in all directions: a pack of factions from FDC, UPC, DP, red-hooded Bobi Wine followers, civil society etc.

The timing of the duo’s spasms is significant because they are aimed at the other elements of the opposition, so a coup of sorts by the duo is absolutely necessary to upstage the Magere red-hooded group, the DP which has refused to relinquish the IPOD leadership to FDC and all other formations that may eat into the forth-coming basketful of donor funds for the opposition’s participation in the 2021 general elections. It is about another cash cycle and bonanza.

Kiiza Besigye’s cabal wants to secure its number two slot in the 2021 poll results and that can only be done by upstaging other less sagacious political groupings that have over time been gnawing into his space, driving him into hermit hibernation for a while.

They hope that can be done by recycling the old and fossilized song of dragging President Yoweri Museveni, a man who stands both in political and natural height above the Besigyes of this world, to the ICC.

Kiiza Besigye’s oversized cabal that has kept a stranglehold on the rest of the opposition fearing that it could be outsmarted at the 2021 polls, since what began as a trickle now has turned into a tidal wave, is in over-drive; in invoking the ICC, they believe, they will appease both the bustling international fund donors towards their 2021 campaign as well as their Ugandan constituency which has frozen at 27 per cent. But that assertion contains an uncomfortable truth namely: other opposition groups seem to have gnawed deeper into their bastion.

And the “evidence” to present to the ICC? Fulminations like state inspired violence, torture, suppression and extrajudicial killings! Either this is a general lack of adequate intellectual resources or intellectual dishonesty on the part of the duo.

They are trying to turn their political incompetence at the earlier polls into an ICC matter to reinvent themselves before the next polls. Over the past two decades, Kiiza Besigye has, yes, cobbled together his support base, but he hasn’t insulated it against President Yoweri Museveni’s magnanimity, tireless energies, rare wisdom a combination he has used to convince many out FDC’s chaotic conclave.

But our country will always have hair-brained dregs who choose international treacherous paths as part of our national solution which ideally is a colonial mentality on the part of Kiiza Besigye, the recycled dictator of the opposition.

Amb. Henry Mayega

Deputy Head of Mission

Uganda Embassy, Beijing, China.

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EAC signs Memorandum of Understanding with Development Bank of Southern Africa

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Our Reporter
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EAC

The East African Community (EAC) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) signed a strategic partnership agreement at the African Investment Forum in South Africa.

The strategic partnership with EAC will enable the DBSA to support collaborative initiatives that will crowd-in resources for the development of infrastructure that promotes regional integration.

The partners will also work together on project preparation and ultimately co-financing of projects and capacity building.

Speaking at the signing ceremony Mohan Vivekanandan, DBSA’s Group Executive said, “These partnerships are vital for the development of infrastructure on the continent.  The signing of the two strategic partnerships today with EAC will enable us to work together and support African governments in expediting key infrastructure projects.”

On his part, Mr Kenneth Bagamuhunda, EAC Director General Customs and Trade, speaking on behalf of the EAC Secretary General, Liberat Mfumukeko, said that the scope of partnership with DBSA is quite big and comes at an opportune time when EAC is mobilizing funding to implement the Heads of States approved priority projects in infrastructure and health, as well as projects in other sectors.

EAC is looking forward to leverage on this partnership to support the development, packaging, and financing of these projects.

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Fufa reveals top 5 nominees for 2019 Player of the Year Award

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allan okello

The shortlist for the Airtel FUFA Male and Female player of the year has been reduced to just five nominees in the two categories following two voting phases that involved coaches and captains in the Uganda Premier League and 16 coaches for teams in the FUFA Women Super League and the FUFA Women Elite League.

The five were chosen from the initial 16 and 12 nominees list for the male and female category respectively.

The second phase of voting saw the coaches and captains selecting the top five nominees in the two categories.

In the male category, the final five nominees include Bright Anukani (Proline FC), Allan Okello (KCCA FC), Shafic Kagimu (URA FC), Allan Kayiwa(Vipers SC) and Musitafa Kizza (KCCA FC).

Anukani guided Proline FC to winning a double (The StarTimes FUFA Big League and the Stanbic Uganda Cup). He was named the MVP in the StarTimes FUFA Big League last season.

KCCA FC duo of Kizza and Okello won the StarTimes Uganda Premier League, the FUFA Super Cup, and the CECAFA Kagame Cup and were part of the Cranes team that qualified for the 2020 Championship of African Nations (CHAN).

Kagimu and Kayiwa had a good run in the league at URA FC and Tooro United FC respectively and the two were part of the Cranes team that qualified for CHAN.

The top five nominees in the female category include Shadia Nankya, Hasifah Nassuna, Juliet Nalukenge, Fauzia Najjemba and Daizy Nakaziro who are also part of the Crested Cranes that will compete at the 2019 CECAFA Women’s Challenge Cup in Tanzania.

Nalukenge captained Uganda U17 Girls’ national team to winning the COSAFA Championship and she emerged top scorer with 18 goals. She helped Kawempe Muslim to win both the national and East Africa Secondary Schools championship.

Najjembe, a student at Mukono High School who moved from Isra Soccer Academy to Kampala Queens recently was part of the Uganda U17 Girls’ national team that won the COSAFA Championship scoring 12 goals.

She was joint to scorer in the FUFA Women Elite League (regular season) scoring 14 goals. Najjemba helped Mukono High School to win the Independence Cup, she finished as a top scorer both in the National Schools Championship and the East Africa Secondary Schools Championship scoring 14 and 10 goals respectively.

Nassuna who won the Airtel FUFA Female player of the year accolade in 2016 guided UCU Lady Cardinals to winning the FUFA Women Elite League last season ending the season as the top scorer with 16 goals and was also named the most valuable player.

Defender Nankya scored 11 goals in the league and was the top scorer in the FUFA Women’s Cup with seven goals while Lady Doves goalkeeper Daizy Nakaziro was named the best goalkeeper both in the FUFA Women Elite League and the FUFA Women’s Cup.

The coaches’ and captains’ votes contribute 50% and 25% respectively in determining the winner while the fans have a contribution of 25%.

The 2019 Airtel FUFA Awards dinner will be held on 14th December at Speke Resort Munyonoyo where the winners in two categories will drive away in new cars.

Awards categories:

Male Player of the year

Allan Okello – KCCA FC

Allan Kayiwa – Vipers SC

Shafic Kagimu – URA FC

Mustafa Kizza – KCCA FC

Bright Anukani – Proline FC

Female player of the year

Fauzia Najjemba – Kampala Queens

Shadia Nankya – Uganda Martyrs/ UCU Lady Cardinals

Juliet Nalukenge – Kawempe Muslim Ladies

Hasifah Nassuna – UCU Lady Cardinals

Daizy Nakaziro – Lady Doves

Male Coach of the Year

Abdallah Mubiru (Police FC)

Mutebi Mike Hillary (KCCA FC)

Bisaso Shafiq (Proline FC)

Women’s Football Coach of the Year

Oliver Mbekeka (Lady Doves)

Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi (Kawempe Muslim Ladies)

Ndaula Fred (Makerere University)

Fair Play Award (based on a number of caution during the period considered)

Police FC

Maroons FC

URA FC

Upcoming Talent Award (FUFA Juniors League)

Mugweri Gavin Kizito (SC Villa)

Anaku Sadat (KCCA SA)

Ssekajja Davis (Bright Stars FC JT)

Beach Soccer Player of the Year

Luboyera Herbert (Mutola)

Ochero Sulaiman (St Lawrence)

Mutebi Ronald (St Lawrence)

FUFA Member Associations’ Award

Uganda Beach Soccer Association (UBSA)

Buganda region Football Association

KCCA Football Club

Team Fans of the Year (FUFA Competitions)

KCCA FC

Onduparaka FC

SC Villa

Tooro United FC

Acholi Province

West Nile Province

Lango Province

Bunyoro Province

 

Full List of the 2019 Airtel FUFA Awards Categories:

Male Player of the Year 2019

Female Player of the Year 2019

Best XI 2019 (Men)

Best XI 2019 (Women) – New

Coach of the Year 2019

Women Football Coach of the Year – New

Presidential Award

Fair Play Award 2019 (UPL)

Upcoming Talent Award 2019 (FJL)

Beach Soccer Player of the Year

Fans’ Favorite Uganda foreign-based Player

Best Squad (Club/National Team) of a particular Year

FUFA Member Associations’ Award

Team Fans of the Year (FUFA Competitions)

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Kenzo congratulates Rema as Nabagereka graces the introduction ceremony

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Geoffery Serugo
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rema

There was glamour as the Nabagereka, Sylvia Nagginda, graced the introduction ceremony of recording music artist, Rema Namakula and her fiancé Dr. Sebunya Hamza.

With a lead car, the Nabagereka arrived at 1:00 pm and was led straight to the VIP section as the function kicked off at Rema’s ancestral home in Nabbingo.

Unlike other introduction ceremonies, Rema’s wedding is happening in one tent decorated black and white colors and no private car is allowed to the venue except vans ferrying people from a designated place manned by security personnel.

In luxurious car, Lexus accompanied by a number of rich individuals in town, the Dr Sebunya followed Nabagereka’s convoy to the venue. He waved at people before his driver sped off. “Am personally happy for this day” he said

Kenzo however, penned down a congratulatory message to his ex-wife and congratulated her upon reaching this special day as God had planned it for you and pray that you enjoy it greatly.

“I also pray that you close your ears to the negativity that surrounds us and always know for a fact that I am your true friend who wishes you well.” He wrote

A number of artists like B2C, Irene Namatovu, John Blaq, and Nandujja were sighted at the venue.

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New report exposes horror of working conditions for millions of sanitation workers in the developing world

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Our Reporter
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sanitation

Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger their health and lives, and violate their dignity and human rights, according to a report released today.

Sanitation workers provide an essential public service that is key to safeguarding human health. They are often the most marginalized, poor and discriminated against members of society, carrying out their jobs with no equipment, protection or legal rights.

“A fundamental principle of health is “first do no harm”. Sanitation workers make a key contribution to public health around the world – but in so doing, put their own health at risk. This is unacceptable,” said Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Public Health and Environment, WHO. “We must improve working conditions for these people and strengthen the sanitation workforce, so we can meet global water and sanitation targets.”

The report on the plight of sanitation workers in the developing world is jointly authored by the International Labour Organization, WaterAid, World Bank and World Health Organization to raise awareness of the de-humanizing working conditions and to push for change. It is the most extensive global study to date on the issue, and part of a growing body of work on sanitation workers.

Poor sanitation causes up to 432 000 diarrhoeal deaths annually and is linked to the transmission of other diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A and polio. Sanitation workers are the people who work in jobs such as cleaning toilets, emptying pits and septic tanks, cleaning sewers and manholes and operating pumping stations and treatment plants. They play a valuable role in improving the health and well-being of populations around the world and have the same right to good health.

Waste must be correctly treated before being disposed of or used. However, workers often come into direct contact with human waste, working with no equipment or protection to remove it by hand which expose them to a long list of health hazards and diseases.

The work is often informal with workers subject to no rights or social protections. Pay can be inconsistent or non-existent – some workers report being paid in food rather than money. Sanitation work is often socially stigmatized and done at night.

The report highlights examples of good practice, where sanitation work has been officially acknowledged and formalized.  It also lays out four key action areas for countries and development partners: reform of policy, legislation and regulation; developing and adopting operational guidelines for workers; advocacy and empowerment of sanitation workers to claim their rights; and strengthening evidence on the status of sanitation work and good practice.  In South Africa for example, public and private employees follow national labour standards and have proper equipment and training.

The World Health Organization is helping to strengthen national capacities, focusing on ensuring protections of sanitation workers are included in national sanitation policies and risk-assessment and management at a local level. WHO will also work with partners to quantify the global sanitation workforce and try to estimate the burden of disease for sanitation workers.

Many of the challenges sanitation workers face stem from their lack of visibility in society. Few countries in the developing world have any guidelines to protect these workers. Where laws do exist, governments may lack the financial or technical means to implement them, and the informality of the roles presents further challenges.

The world will need many more sanitation workers with safe, healthy and dignified working conditions if we are to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6 to bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to everyone, everywhere by 2030. Safe sanitation must go hand in hand with a safe and dignified working environment for those who run and maintain the sanitation services that protect our health.

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Archbishop Ntagali calls for team building at workplaces as he bids farewell to JMS Staff

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Geoffery Serugo
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Arch bishop Ntagali

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev Stanley Ntagali has called on leaders to embrace team building and networking if their companies and organisations are to grow.

He made the remarks today morning while leading a thanksgiving and farewell service organized by Joint Medical Store (JMS) at their Headquarters in Nsambya, Kampala. He was accompanied by the Provincial Secretary Rev Canon William Ongeng and a team from the Provincial Secretariat.

The arch bishop warned of counterfeit drugs on the market saying many people have contracted catastrophic diseases like cancer and other illnesses arising from substandard drugs.

 “Thank you for Championing quality affordable medical equipment and health supplies,” he applauded and called upon leaders at all levels to be Team leaders if organizations and companies are to grow.

The Joint venture by the Catholic and Protestant Church, Is the leading private provider of pharmaceutical products in Uganda.

Rt. Rev. Archbishop Stanley Ntagali retires in March 2020 after clocking 65 years and will be succeeded by Archbishop-elect Samuel Stephen Kazimba, the bishop of Mityana Diocese.

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Fly Emirates wins Best Wi-Fi, Food and Beverage at APEX 2020 Regional Passenger Choice Awards

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Our Reporter
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emirates economy class

Emirates’ inflight comforts has been recognized as the Best Wi-Fi, Best Food and Beverage in the Middle East at the APEX 2020 Regional Passenger Choice Awards held in Singapore.

The Best Food and Beverage award recognised Emirates’ regionally inspired cuisine and extensive drinks menu. Each year, more than 110 million meals are served on board Emirates’ restaurant in the sky with the same attention to detail in First, Business and Economy Class.

Emirates runs a round-the-clock kitchen with 1,800 chefs based in Dubai whipping up 12,450 recipes. The airline’s chefs focus on simple, well cooked dishes that emphasise fresh ingredients of the highest quality. Emirates brings the finest products on board through long standing partnerships worldwide, and supporting local suppliers and artisans.

To complement the culinary experience on board, Emirates pays special attention to its drinks menu boasting world class champagne, wines and spirits. The beverages on each route are carefully selected to complement the menu and include exclusives found only on Emirates. A long term buying strategy also means that the airline has 7 million bottles of wines currently stored in its cellar in France to be served by 2035.

Emirates was also awarded the airline with the Best Wi-Fi in the Middle East at APEX 2020 Regional Passenger Choice Awards. Its entire fleet is Wi-Fi enabled and Emirates provides free Wi-Fi across all classes a choice of 20MB complimentary data to use on any app or two hours of unlimited text messaging on popular messaging apps.

More than 1 million passengers log on to Wi-Fi each month and 40 per cent of travellers choose the unlimited free text messaging option to keep in touch with family and friends. Emirates Skywards members enjoy special benefits depending on their membership tier and class of travel, including free unlimited Wi-Fi for all members travelling in First Class or Business Class; and for Gold and Platinum members in Economy.

Emirates has started an upgrade programme to retrofit faster Wi-Fi onto its older A380 aircraft as part of its continued investment in product to enhance the on board experience. 55 aircraft will be fitted with faster broadband in the next two years.

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Liquid Telecom extends collaboration with Microsoft as connectivity partner in Africa

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Geoffery Serugo
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microsoft

Liquid Telecom, a leading pan-African telecoms group, is working with Microsoft to launch new enterprise cloud services designed to improve business collaboration, increase productivity and drive business growth in Africa.

Leveraging Liquid Telecom’s low latency, high capacity, resilient infrastructure, these new services extend Liquid Telecom’s position as a connectivity partner for Microsoft enterprise customers across Africa.

Liquid Telecom is a launch partner in Africa for the new Azure Peering Service. This modern enterprise cloud networking service uses Liquid Telecom’s unrivalled fibre network, strategically located data centres and cloud architecture to provide organisations with optimised, reliable Internet connectivity to Microsoft services, such as Microsoft Office 365.

 “The launch of these new services marks an exciting new chapter in the trusted collaboration between Liquid Telecom and Microsoft, and act as a catalyst for business growth across Africa,” says David Behr, Group Chief Digital Officer, Liquid Telecom. “Liquid Telecom is the first choice for organisations wanting fast, reliable and scalable connectivity to their Microsoft services. With the new Microsoft Azure Peering service, the two organisations are transforming connectivity to services like Microsoft Office 365, increasing business agility, innovation and growth.”

Liquid Telecom is one of Microsoft’s fastest growing network connectivity partners anywhere on the African continent,” says Nic Rudnick, Group CEO, Liquid Telecom. “The scale and reach of our fibre network, data centre infrastructure, local knowledge and expertise enable Microsoft enterprise customers to realise their business objectives more quickly and effectively. Together, Liquid Telecom and Microsoft are creating a modern business foundation for customers across Africa one that inspires innovation, cloud-paced change, and compliance and business growth.”

The Liquid Telecom ecosystem brings cloud services in Africa together, offering customers a one-stop solution for cloud computing, connectivity and professional services.

Since becoming an official Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) in 2017, Liquid Telecom has consistently achieved Microsoft’s accredited independent technical support standards, being awarded four Microsoft Gold Partner and one Microsoft Silver Partner accreditations. This recognition acknowledges the company’s capabilities for delivering scalable and secure cloud services to businesses in the region and reflect the company’s unique position at the forefront of Africa’s cloud.

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Bobi wine listed among the next 100 influential people in the world

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Geoffery Serugo
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Bobi Wine

Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has been listed among the next 100 rising and most influential stars shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health and more.

The MP has been listed by the USA Magazine time.com under the category of ‘phenoms’. Phenoms Recognize people who achieve a lot very quickly and Bobi Wine is listed alongside Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri and South Sudanese model Adut Akech.

In the selection criteria, the magazine had no age cap, a recognition that ascents can begin at any age. The youngest person on this list, is 14-year-old figure-skating phenom Alysa Liu, who recently became the first U.S woman to land a quadruple Lutz in competition. The oldest is Ayman Odeh, a politician who, at 44, has emerged as a potential kingmaker in Israeli politics.

Responding to the list, Kyagulanyi, said “This is exceedingly humbling. Dedicating this recognition to the young people of Uganda, especially the ghetto youth. May this be a reminder and encouragement that you are not what your detractors say you are. You are what you choose to be”

“Eighty percent of our population is under the age of 35. They deserve a leader who works for the future of Uganda, not for himself,” Wine said earlier

Ugandan pop star Bobi Wine spent his career singing about social injustice. In 2017, he decided to take another step further by running for and winning a seat in parliament.

The 37-year-old singer, has set his sights higher, announcing in July that he will take on President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled for the past 33 years through a combination of deft politics, questionable election practices and constitutional manipulation.

He has been jailed, beaten and charged with treason, he says, that the President is running scared well in advance of the 2021 election and that change is on the way.

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